Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.

for a letter addressed to his father Leopold: "A Monsieur/ Monsieur Leopold de Mozart/ maitre de la Chapelle de S:A:R:/ L'archeveque de et à/ Salzbourg"



1 page, cut from a larger sheet, c.18.5 x 11 cms., Honig paper, seal, dated in another hand, "8^{t May 1784", seal-tear not affecting the text}

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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An address panel from 1784 - a miraculous year of composition in Mozart's life, which saw the creation of six of his finest piano concertos, the Quintet for Piano and Winds, K.452, the Violin Sonata in B flat, K.454, the great C-minor Piano Sonata, K.457, and numerous other masterpieces.

The letter formerly enclosed in this envelope is published in The Letters of Mozart and his Family, ed. Emily Anderson (London, 1966), as number 512. The composer writes that he will send his music to his father by mail-coach rather than with Menzel, that he is going to give a concert at Frau von Trattner's house and that Paisiello is in Vienna, en route from Russia, where his opera Il re Teodoro in Venezia is to be performed later in the year and that Sarti is expected in the capital soon.